diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 266f6b43..0fa12d07 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -40,30 +40,34 @@ def get_value(name, section, key):
             file.close()
             return r
 
-    path = proj_root + '/doc/share/project.txt'
-    r = ()
-    file = open(path)
-    if not len(section):
-        for line in file:
-            r = re.findall('^ *' + key + ' *= *(.*)', line)
-            if (len(r) > 0):
-                break
-    else:
-        in_section = False
-        pat = '[' + section + ']'
-        for line in file:
-            if (line.rstrip() == pat):
-                in_section = True
-                continue
-            if in_section:
-                if len(line) and line[0] == '[':
-                    break
+    for conf in [ '/doc/share/project.txt', '/make/project.conf' ]:
+        path = proj_root + conf
+        r = ()
+        try:
+            file = open(path)
+        except:
+            continue
+        if not len(section):
+            for line in file:
                 r = re.findall('^ *' + key + ' *= *(.*)', line)
                 if (len(r) > 0):
                     break
-    file.close()
-    if len(r):
-        return r[0]
+        else:
+            in_section = False
+            pat = '[' + section + ']'
+            for line in file:
+                if (line.rstrip() == pat):
+                    in_section = True
+                    continue
+                if in_section:
+                    if len(line) and line[0] == '[':
+                        break
+                    r = re.findall('^ *' + key + ' *= *(.*)', line)
+                    if (len(r) > 0):
+                        break
+        file.close()
+        if len(r):
+            return r[0]
     return None
  
 def add_modules_from_project_txt(buf, spec, section, key, add_self, recursive,
@@ -147,14 +151,21 @@ def cmd_pkg_requires(args_):
             r.append(' '.join(dep))
     print ', '.join(r)
 
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- here we go
+
 global_args = []
+skip = 0
 for a in sys.argv[1::]:
     global_args.append(a)
+    if a in [ '--prefix', '-p' ]:
+        skip = 1
+        continue
+    if skip > 0:
+        skip = skip -1
+        continue
     if a[0] != '-':
         break
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------- here we go
-
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Project metadata evaluation')
 parser.add_argument('cmd', default='', help='Command')
 parser.add_argument('--prefix', '-p', nargs='?', default = expanduser("~") + '/local/src/cvs.stable/proj', help='Project Path Prefix')